This is my all-time favorite Club d’Elf show: a masterful excursion of improvisational, psychedelic funk by a d’Elf ensemble that fires on all cylinders from start to finish. The bedrock rhythm section supports deep interplay between Medeski, Tronzo and Levine, with a horn section adding welcome accompaniment on select songs.

The band recognized the magic, and put out a CD release of the show (titled ‘Perhapsody’) in 2007, but did so using a soundboard-only recording, excerpting some tracks and rearranging the others to give it an 'album' feel. Here, thankfully, we have (almost) the full show as it unfolded in real time. One track is missing, and the rest are mislabeled, but don't let that deter you. This is must-download stuff. Here’s a full setlist for the fileset:

Club d'Elf 2006.10.12

EARLY SHOW
d01t01 [18:54] - Bass Beatbox > Improv [@10:03] >
[missing … d01t02 Life of the Mind]
d01t03 [10:28] - Berber Song
d01t04 [23:46] - Salvia Pt. 1 & 2 >
d01t05 [13:15] - Jar of Hair >
d02t01 [14:22] - Softly, Band Intros [@9:57]
d02t02 [13:55] - Sand


LATE SHOW
d02t03 [18:44] - Hungry Ghosts > End of Firpo [@8:30] > “Goblin Garden”* [@10:57] >
d02t04 [13:28] - The Tingler >
d02t05 [10:35] - Caveman >
d03t01 [19:43] - Quilty > Improv [@18:12] >
d03t02 [15:53] - Improv cont. > Improv [@4:43], Band Intros [@12:25]
d03t03 [17:37] - Fire in the Brain >
d03t04 [13:57] - Big Light in the Sky


* On the CD release, the included improv segments were given names. "Goblin Garden" is the only title (a great one!) I’ve been able to confirm, for the improv segment following Hungry Ghosts.